How can I set up a dual lan on an Asus A7N8X Deluxe?

digerati · Feb 19, 2005, 11:44 PM

My friend's router has 4 ports but one of them died and they have four computers. Now his computer has dual lan because of the motherboard, and so I was wondering if we could use that other ethernet port for the fourth computer?

Necrosis · Feb 19, 2005, 11:50 PM

Yes, but he'll have to do internet sharing.

digerati · Feb 19, 2005, 11:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Necrosis

Yes, but he'll have to do internet sharing.

And how would he do that?

MiDKnYtE · Feb 20, 2005, 12:03 AM

you would be setting up 2 different lans. that would be more of a headache than help. you shouldn't run ICS and a router together. Have your friend just pony up a couple bucks for a small switch. I've seen them on sale for under $20 before.

Geminiwave · Feb 20, 2005, 04:42 AM

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Originally Posted by MiDKnYtE

you would be setting up 2 different lans. that would be more of a headache than help. you shouldn't run ICS and a router together. Have your friend just pony up a couple bucks for a small switch. I've seen them on sale for under $20 before.

or just buy a new router for that price.

I got a moto 56g router for $17. Sales go on all the time. Normally this puppy is about $80 though.

MiDKnYtE · Feb 20, 2005, 05:22 AM

if you get another router, you'll have to disable dhcp on it. then only use the switch ports. do NOT use the WAN port to uplink to the other router.

Lowfat · Feb 20, 2005, 05:58 AM

buy a crossover cat5 cable, should work fine.

MiDKnYtE · Feb 20, 2005, 10:05 AM

how would a crossover help? you cannot have 2 IPs in the same range on the same computer. that's just not allowed.

if you mean to use a crossover from the wan port to the router, that ain't gonna work either. the wan side would need to have an IP from a different range than the switch ports.

Geminiwave · Feb 20, 2005, 09:47 PM

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Originally Posted by MiDKnYtE

if you get another router, you'll have to disable dhcp on it. then only use the switch ports. do NOT use the WAN port to uplink to the other router.

why do that?

just buy a new router to replace the one he has now thats dying.

its dying...so replace it. Dont try to keep using it.

MiDKnYtE · Feb 20, 2005, 10:26 PM

that's true. didn't have enough caffeine or something.

md5 · Feb 22, 2005, 01:26 PM

Well, theoretically your friend could just plug all the PCs in the LAN ports and bridge the two LAN connections (I think you do that by selecting both connections in the connections window and choosing "Bridge connections"). I've never tried this though, so I don't know if it'd work. Best thing to do would be to get a new switch imho...

A new D-Link switch is around $25 from egghead

Feb 19, 2005, 11:44 PM	#1
digerati Everyones life has worth Join Date: May 2003 Location: My Yellow Bug Posts: 3,779 Rep Power: 0	How can I set up a dual lan on an Asus A7N8X Deluxe? My friend's router has 4 ports but one of them died and they have four computers. Now his computer has dual lan because of the motherboard, and so I was wondering if we could use that other ethernet port for the fourth computer?

Feb 20, 2005, 05:58 AM	#7
Lowfat Xtreme Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Grande Prairie, AB, Can Posts: 4,254 Rep Power: 101	buy a crossover cat5 cable, should work fine. __________________

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md5 DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Inside DriverHeaven Posts: 856 Rep Power: 0	Well, theoretically your friend could just plug all the PCs in the LAN ports and bridge the two LAN connections (I think you do that by selecting both connections in the connections window and choosing "Bridge connections"). I've never tried this though, so I don't know if it'd work. Best thing to do would be to get a new switch imho... A new D-Link switch is around $25 from egghead __________________

Feb 19, 2005, 11:50 PM	#2
Necrosis HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,838 Rep Power: 131 System Specs	Yes, but he'll have to do internet sharing.

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MiDKnYtE Caffeine Machine Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Hell is empty. All the devils are here. Posts: 670 Rep Power: 0	you would be setting up 2 different lans. that would be more of a headache than help. you shouldn't run ICS and a router together. Have your friend just pony up a couple bucks for a small switch. I've seen them on sale for under $20 before.

Feb 20, 2005, 05:22 AM	#6
MiDKnYtE Caffeine Machine Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Hell is empty. All the devils are here. Posts: 670 Rep Power: 0	if you get another router, you'll have to disable dhcp on it. then only use the switch ports. do NOT use the WAN port to uplink to the other router.

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MiDKnYtE Caffeine Machine Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Hell is empty. All the devils are here. Posts: 670 Rep Power: 0	how would a crossover help? you cannot have 2 IPs in the same range on the same computer. that's just not allowed. if you mean to use a crossover from the wan port to the router, that ain't gonna work either. the wan side would need to have an IP from a different range than the switch ports.

Feb 20, 2005, 10:26 PM	#10
MiDKnYtE Caffeine Machine Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Hell is empty. All the devils are here. Posts: 670 Rep Power: 0	that's true. didn't have enough caffeine or something.